Mount Leidy

Mount Leidy is a summit in Teton County, Wyoming, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 10,233 feet (3,119 m), Mount Leidy is the 424th highest summit in the state of Wyoming.[2]

The mountain was named for Joseph Leidy, an American paleontologist.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Leidy
  2. "Mount Leidy". Peakery.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 184.

Coordinates: 43°43′31.21″N 110°24′19.82″W / 43.7253361°N 110.4055056°W / 43.7253361; -110.4055056

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